Sweet Sacrifice
Album: The Open Door
Track Number: 1
Track Title: Sweet Sacrifice
Written By: Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo
Produced By: Dave Fortman
Mixed By: Dave Fortman
Published By: Professor Screweye Publishing, Dwight Frye Music, Inc. (BMI), and Sweet T 666 Music (ASCAP)
(It's true, we're all a little insane)
But it's so clear
Now that I'm unchained
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it's taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me- Don't deny
Sweet sacrifice
One day I'm gonna forget your name
And one sweet day
You're gonna drown in my lost pain
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it's taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
And oh you love to hate me don't you, honey
I'm your sacrifice
(I dream in darkness)
(I sleep to die)
(Erase the silence)
(Erase my life) Do you wonder
(Our burning ashes) Why you hate
(Blacken the day) Are you still too
(A world of nothingness) Weak to survive
(Blow me away) Your mistakes
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me
Don't deny
Sweet sacrifice
Quote from Amy:
It's the one song on The Open Door that's about the same abusive relationship which was the source of all the songs on Fallen. It was appropriate to put this song at the beginning, but it comes from a much stronger standpoint than Fallen. It's not saying, "I'm trapped in fear and somebody save me." It's saying, "Fear is only in our minds ... I'm not afraid anymore."
Album: The Open Door
Track Number: 1
Track Title: Sweet Sacrifice
Written By: Amy Lee, Terry Balsamo
Produced By: Dave Fortman
Mixed By: Dave Fortman
Published By: Professor Screweye Publishing, Dwight Frye Music, Inc. (BMI), and Sweet T 666 Music (ASCAP)
(It's true, we're all a little insane)
But it's so clear
Now that I'm unchained
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it's taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me- Don't deny
Sweet sacrifice
One day I'm gonna forget your name
And one sweet day
You're gonna drown in my lost pain
Fear is only in our minds
Taking over all the time
Fear is only in our minds
But it's taking over all the time
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
And oh you love to hate me don't you, honey
I'm your sacrifice
(I dream in darkness)
(I sleep to die)
(Erase the silence)
(Erase my life) Do you wonder
(Our burning ashes) Why you hate
(Blacken the day) Are you still too
(A world of nothingness) Weak to survive
(Blow me away) Your mistakes
You poor sweet innocent thing
Dry your eyes and testify
You know you live to break me
Don't deny
Sweet sacrifice
Quote from Amy:
It's the one song on The Open Door that's about the same abusive relationship which was the source of all the songs on Fallen. It was appropriate to put this song at the beginning, but it comes from a much stronger standpoint than Fallen. It's not saying, "I'm trapped in fear and somebody save me." It's saying, "Fear is only in our minds ... I'm not afraid anymore."
